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Brain Metastases: Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy Perspective

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Whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is the mainstay of treatment for most patients with intracerebral metastases. It is useful for most newly diagnosed tumors and sometimes also as salvage therapy for recurrent tumors.

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  1. University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, USA

    Roy A. Patchell MD (Chief of Neuro-oncology, Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William F. Regine MD (Professor and Chairman)

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William F. Regine MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Patchell, R.A., Regine, W.F. (2008). Brain Metastases: Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy Perspective. In: Chin, L.S., Regine, W.F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71070-9_16

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